Discordant Memories: Atomic Age Narratives and Visual Culture

by Alison Fields

On two separate days in August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As the seventy-fifth anniversary of these cataclysmic bombings draws near, American and Japanese citizens are seeking new ways to memorialize these events for future generations. In Discordant Memories, Alison Fields explores--through the lenses of multiple disciplines--ongoing memories of the two bombings. Enhanced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080616459X
• ISBN13: 9780806164595
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"